Vicente Gonzalez: “He was a Marine sergeant in charge of a third platoon…”

“I rise today on behalf of our South Texas war hero, Sergeant Alfredo Freddy Gonzalez. A hero who will never be forgotten. Sergeant Gonzalez was killed in action February 4, 1968, and history is clear. He was a Marine sergeant in charge of a third platoon command near Hue City, Vietnam. His company came under heavy fire for days. Sergeant Gonzales maneuvered his men and returned fire and personally carried wounded warriors out of harm's way.” (00:19–00:27)

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